Elefante de Sabana vs filipodio cordobés

Loxodonta africana compared with Pteris vittata

Key Differences

  • Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while filipodio cordobés is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elefante de Sabana filipodio cordobés
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Proboscidea (Elephants) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Pteridaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Pteris
Species Loxodonta africana Pteris vittata

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

filipodio cordobés

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elefante de Sabana filipodio cordobés
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 65 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Sabana

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

filipodio cordobés

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Georgia, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Elefante de Sabana

El elefante africano, el animal terrestre más grande de la Tierra, puede alcanzar 7.000 kg y habita sabanas, bosques y humedales del África subsahariana. Con estructuras sociales complejas lideradas por matriarcas, se comunica mediante infrasonidos, rugidos y contacto físico. Como ingeniero del ecosistema, modela su hábitat arrancando árboles, excavando aguadas y dispersando semillas. Está catalogado como Vulnerable, con poblaciones en declive por la caza furtiva de marfil y la pérdida de hábitat.

filipodio cordobés

The Chinese Brake (Pteris vittata) is a species in the genus Pteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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